The Land Report

2018.4

The Magazine of the American Landowner is an essential guide for investors, landowners, and those interested in buying or selling land. The award-winning quarterly is known for its annual survey of America's largest landowners, The Land Report 100.

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100
e Land Report
82/ Williams
Family
182,450 ACRES
Incorporated in 1883,
PITCHFORK RANCH is 80
miles east of Lubbock but
also includes property in
Oklahoma's Jefferson County.
In addition to cattle, the family
also benefits from substantial
mineral revenues. Pitchfork
wells have produced millions
of barrels of oil. The ranch
has long been known for its
signature Pitchfork Gray, a
charcoal-colored horse with a
distinctive black mane.
83/ Durrett
Family
182,000 ACRES
Established by Delmar
Durrett, the family's ranching
operation has since been
expanded and is run by
Robert and Allen Durrett
and their children. Based in
Amarillo, the Durretts run an
Angus and Angus cross cow-
calf operation in the Texas
Panhandle and Eastern New
Mexico. Their cattle wear the
HAPPYDDS brand in Delmar
Durrett's honor.
80/ Offutt
Family
190,000 ACRES
Founded in 1964, R.D. OFFUTT
FARMS is a family-owned
potato farming operation
based in Fargo, North
Dakota. The company
actively engages research
teams at the University of
Minnesota and North Dakota
State University to develop
the most environmentally-
friendly practices while
maintaining high-quality
crops. The Offutts also own
RDO EQUIPMENT CO., which
sells and services agriculture,
construction, environmental,
positioning, surveying, and
irrigation equipment from
manufacturers including John
Deere, Vermeer, and Topcon.
79/ Skiles
Family
195,000 ACRES
Veterinarian Clifford Skiles Jr.
owns 10 ranches and farms
on more than 100,000 acres
in Nebraska, Texas, and New
Mexico. In 2015, Dr. Skiles and
son Trey were honored for
their conservation practices
on the SKILES FAMILY
BRAZOS RIVER FARM, where
they use pivot irrigation,
recycle excess water, and
regularly add gypsum to
improve soil quality.
80/ Stewart &
Lynda Resnick
190,000 ACRES
A serial entrepreneur, Stewart Resnick has
applied his Midas touch to enterprises as
varied as janitorial services and burglar
alarms and to brands such as Teleflora and the
Franklin Mint. In the 1970s, he bought 2,500
acres of oranges and lemons in Kern County
that were being fire saled. This was followed
by much larger tracts that companies such as
Mobil and Prudential Life were eager to sell.
Today, the couple's $4 billion WONDERFUL
COMPANY produces scores of high-quality,
healthy products such as Wonderful Halos
Mandarins, Wonderful Pistachios, Wonderful
Almonds, and POM Wonderful 100%
Pomegranate Juice on their acreage in
California and Texas. FIJI Water? Not quite.
It's bottled on the island of Viti Levu.
RESNICK PAVILION
The Resnicks commissioned Italian
architect Renzo Piano to design this
45,000-square-foot museum space at the
Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
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